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Gaming quotes that capture the essence of the industry

February 13th 2008 06:19
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Destructoid has this fantastic article about the 10 most meaningful videogame quotes, using phrases an quotes that tell us something about the industry, and how they reflect life.


Read the article!

Look at the first entry:

"10. "John Romero's about to make you his bitch""

Gamers know what that's about... famed game designer John Romero went to work on Daikatana, putting out this ad which insulted you into wanting it. As the article points out:

"Hubris. It invariably arises manifests in the top personalities of any profession, and the games industry is certainly no exception."

Daikatana would eventually be delayed for years, putting out awful demos, messing up at conventions, and then, finally, when it was released, was rather mediocre with awful gameplay.

Romero is a wisp of the industry leader that he once was.

A quote that brings me fond memories:

"3. "War. War never changes.""

The opening line from the Fallout series of games... dire and spooky, they'd lead you into a game that has been universally praised as one of the best of all time. Fallout gave you choices, and then changed the world based on those choices. It was engrossing to play, but also to play again.


Cool:

"Without getting into a current sociopolitical discussion, let me just say that the themes suggested in Fallout (punishment of morality in an immoral world, the hypocrisy of authority, the petty and violent nature of humankind) can be seen quite clearly even today. Wars are driven by greed, necessity, stupidity, or fear -- and even after the cities have been burnt to cinders and the countryside irradiated, war will never change."


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